Sampath Wepay vs BOC Smart Passbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sampath Wepay
Manage your finances and make payments conveniently with this digital wallet. Easily add cards and bank accounts, pay bills from over 130 providers, and send/receive money via social media. Businesses can also accept card payments and boost sales.
- Digital wallet for payments
- Manage funds
- Add credit/debit cards and accounts
- Utility bill payments
- QR code payments
- Send/receive money via social media
- Merchant payment facility
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This Digital Wallet allows you to perform all your payments and manage your funds in your own time and space. Key Features of WePay : Opening a WePay Wallet is simple and straightforward. All Sri Lankan citizens over 18 years can receive this service whether you are a Sampath Bank customer or not. Those who are not Sampath Bank customers can add their own bank Credit/Debit Cards and accounts to the WePay Wallet. You can top up your virtual card via the app, anytime you want to make a payment. You can keep all your Credit/ Debit Cards and accounts saved in the WePay App and instantly check your Sampath Bank balance before making payments. You can make utility bill payments to over 130 billers from any of your Credit Cards, Debit Cards or accounts. You can make payments at our merchant outlets using QR and enjoy special promotional offers to enhance your shopping experience. You can use social share option to send and receive money to/from anyone via any social media platform such as WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook. Twitter, SMS, Email, etc. WePay Merchant Facility : If you are an entrepreneur running a business, give your customers the freedom to broaden their payment modes by accepting Credit and Debit Cards. Become a WePay merchant and boost your sales while enjoying lower commission rates. Stay up to date with all bank promotions and enjoy exciting benefits offered by Sampath Bank.
BOC Smart Passbook
Access real-time account balances and transaction history for your Bank of Ceylon accounts. View current and previous month statements, and manage personal savings and current accounts with self-registration and an optional PIN.
- Real-time account balance
- Transaction history
- Current and last month statements
- Self-registration
- Optional login PIN
- Manage personal accounts
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Bank of Ceylon Smart Passbook is a mobile application which displays real time account transactions, account balance, last 15 transactions, current month statement and last month statement on iOS mobile devices. BOC Smart Passbook enables self-registration, optional login PIN and maintenance of all personal current and savings accounts statements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sampath Wepay at 50% against BOC Smart Passbook's 0%. Sampath Wepay also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). BOC Smart Passbook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sampath Wepay holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sampath Wepay's written reviews are positive against 0% of BOC Smart Passbook's.
Sampath Wepay ships an update every 2 months, BOC Smart Passbook every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sampath Wepay | BOC Smart Passbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (31 ratings) — better | 1.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sampath Bank PLC | Bank Of Ceylon |
Customer experience
Sampath Wepay
BOC Smart Passbook
In-app purchases
Sampath Wepay
No in-app purchases
BOC Smart Passbook
No in-app purchases
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